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Which point of beam can be considered as the most

critical point for design?
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Barry Tuckwood, M Eng Civil Engineering, University of Glasgow (1979)

Answered Jan 15, 2019 · Author has 328 answers and 35.6k answer views

As Bob Bennett says, there is no single point. Where might it fail? Why? How can this
be prevented?

It might be a simple beam, supported at each end. How would the beam fail? Will it
be bending or shear? Will its supports fail?

Suppose it is more complex, that the beam is on a bend, is subject to shear, bending
in the vertical and horizontal planes, and subject to torsion? What then?
 Suppose the beam is only restrained on its base at the supports and is free to twist?
Under what conditions might the critical point be at a support, at midspan, or at
some other point?

As engineers we should be co...

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